Tyson Fury: record, next fight and profile →
Tyson Fury continues to beat the drum for a mega crossover bout. The WBC heavyweight titlist from Manchester England has spoken repeatedly about fighting UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou in a boxing bout in the near(ish) future. Ngannou has reciprocated that desire and has expressed his confidence that a fight will eventually happen.
Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury is eager to make his ring return on the undercard of his older brother's upcoming fight. Fury's older brother, WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is scheduled to return on April 23. The likely opponent is mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte. And the likely venue is Wembley Stadium in London.
The World Boxing Council has created a new commemorative belt to present to the winner of the upcoming mandatory fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whye. Fury vs. Whyte is targeted for a pay-per-view date of April 23, at Wembley Stadium in the UK.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has no problem with moving forward with full division unification against Oleksandr Usyk in 2022. Fury is slated to face mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte on April 23 at Wembley Stadium.
Bob Arum thinks Eddie Hearn is making a big fuss over nothing. Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing, hinted in recent interviews that WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury may run into “hurdles” getting licensed by the British Board of Boxing Control
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is still having serious doubts that Anthony Joshua will move forward with a contracted rematch against WBO, IBO, WBA, IBF champion Oleksandr Usyk. Last September, Joshua outboxed Usyk over twelve rounds to capture the unified crown.
Tyson Fury spent Friday announcing the launch of his new energy drink Furocity. The WBC heavyweight champion held a luncheon in London, and throughout the day, also met with co-promoters Frank Warren and Bob Arum as the trio moved closer to staging the fight against Dillian Whyte set for April 23, potentially at Wembley Stadium.
Eddie Hearn isn’t sure if he’ll be doing more than cheering on his longtime charge Dillian Whyte from the sidelines when he faces WBC beltholder Tyson Fury in their projected title bout later this spring.
Tyson Fury says it would be “very special” to box Dillian Whyte at Wembley Stadium, although Fury’s promoters, Frank Warren and Bob Arum, are still waiting for Whyte to return a signed contract.
Frank Warren, co-promoter for WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, wants mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte to stop dragging his feet and sign the contract for a planned showdown in April.